BSc (Hons) Learning Disabilities Nursing at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Your journey to becoming a confident, compassionate, and future focused nurse starts here. The BSc (Hons) Nursing Course has been designed to enable you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. When you successfully complete the course, you will be eligible for entry onto the NMC register in one of the four fields of nursing: Adult, Children, Learning Disabilities or Mental Health.

What you will study

Your practice learning experiences will be based in a variety of settings such as in the community; primary care; social care settings; hospital or in home environments. Practice learning environments will be in the main in the Midlands and at locations where you can be exposed to the learning required. Your professional practice modules will run across each year of your course and in parallel to your theoretical modules to support strong integration and application of theory to practice. Modules include Developing Your Nursing Identity: Skills for Academic and Professional Growth, Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing Assessment, Principles of Learning Disabilities Nursing, The Nurses Role in Health Promotion and Reducing Health Inequalities, Professional Practice 1 in Learning Disabilities Nursing, Advancing Academic Skills and Professional Development in Nursing, Acute and Crisis Care in Learning Disabilities Nursing, Nursing Leadership and Advocacy.

Career pathways

You will gain direct exposure to real-world nursing practice across varied NHS and private clinical environments, developing core professional skills and learning through multidisciplinary, interprofessional experiences. Assessments and practice learning are mapped to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses, ensuring you meet all requirements for registration and develop strong employability skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

120 UCAS Tariff points. Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below. If your level 3 qualifications do not meet the UCAS tariff for this course, you may be offered a place on our Foundation Year instead. You do not need to submit a separate application but will automatically be considered for this if your predicted grades fall below the UCAS entry tariff. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Clearance. Enrolment on the course is subject to: an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. Occupational Health Clearance. After the initial check, students will be required to self-declare and re-enrol each year. It is important that you complete DBS and Occupational Health requirements as soon as possible once your offer is confirmed, to ensure that you have the necessary clearances in place before you start your course placements. In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/a1cb8418-3c8f-4eae-921d-b2e9fddcd0e2/course?studyYear=2027

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